About Me!
Contact: michaelweirviolin@gmail.com
Michael Weir - Bio
I grew up in Bentonville, Arkansas where I was active in a very large school orchestra program and thriving Suzuki studio. I have taught violin lessons since 2016 to a variety of students. I teach a mix of different methods including the Suzuki method. You can read about my educational philosophy here. I have had the privilege to perform all over the United States and have been nominated to be in the National Youth Symphony Orchestra on three separate occasions. My high school orchestra and I participated in four different national competitions. During the 2019 national competition I won the Maestro Concertmaster Award. I attended all-region and all-state every year I auditioned, and I've led too many sectionals to count. I've been the Concertmaster in multiple ensembles around the U.S. My BYU-Idaho string quartet and I won the Boise Chamber Music Series Young Artist's Competition with a prize of $1,000 in 2023. I am a member of the Idaho Falls Symphony. I work regularly with the Madison School District orchestras and am good friends with both Ariel Loveland and Doug Hansen.
I have been teaching private lessons for almost 6 years to a variety of students of all ages in a variety of locations. The opportunity to teach students and see their progress is one of my favorite parts of making music. Seeing people progress in their playing skills is both motivating for me, and my students. Read more about my educational philosophy below. Also, read some of my reviews at the end of this page!
"Michael has been a wonderful violin teacher for our son (aged 11). He has been both patient and encouraging. He explains things clearly and makes learning enjoyable. He is knowledgeable and very reliable which I am grateful for. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to learn the Violin." (Maggie Dalton - Parent 2023)
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"Michael is a wonderful teacher! He was super friendly and was able to meet me right where I was in my learning. I took lessons when I was young and wanted to get back into it and he gave me great suggestions for practice and literature. Very easy to work with and fun to learn from. Highly recommend!" (Logan Doman - Student 2023)
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"Michael Weir is one of the best violin teachers I have ever had. It was always fun taking lessons with Michael. He always gave me constructive criticism in the sweetest way possible, and taught me so many techniques that helped me improve my violin technique tremendously. Michael has a lot of patience while teaching his students, and he always teaches with a smile on his face. He helped me obtain more confidence while playing the violin as his teaching skills go above and beyond. Getting lessons with Michael was one of the best decisions I have ever made in my musical career. He truly cares about his students and teaches them more than what’s expected, allowing them to strengthen their technique and playing skills. I highly recommend Michael!!" (Gaby Salvador - Student 2019)
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"Michael was my first violin teacher back when we were in high school. I remember that I enjoyed every lesson we had together, hopeful and energized to keep practicing and improving my violin abilities because of Michael's constant encouragement. He taught in such a simple way, and I could tell he knew very well the music we were working on, as well as the most effective ways to improve on the difficult parts of the music. Because of Michael's great teaching and example, I improved a lot on my basic violin skills and learned a ton about what I could do in the future if I just keep practicing." (Hunter Hill - Student 2019)